XC TIGERS COMPETE IN ODAC CHAMPIONSHIP SALEM, VA (October 31, 2009)— The Hampden-Sydney cross country team took ninth place at Saturday's ODAC Championship meet in Salem, VA. The Tigers were led by freshman Andrew Craver (East Bend, NC/Forbush), who finished in 29th place overall with a time of 30:13. He was followed by senior David Burley (Mount Pleasant, SC/Wando), who came in 47th place overall with a time of 32:08. Rounding out the scoring for the Tigers were junior Dan Isaacs (Troutville, VA/Lord Botetourt), freshman Sam Smith (Kitty Hawk, NC/First Flight), and freshman David Barrett (Virginia Beach, VA/Norfolk Academy), who finished in 51st, 52nd, and 54th places respectively. Lynchburg College won the men's event with a total score of just 33 points. The Hornets' Ricky Flynn was the top overall finisher, coming in at a time of 26:45, a full 45 seconds ahead of the next finisher. Hampden-Sydney finished with 233 points, just two points behind eighth-place finisher Emory and Henry and only 12 points behind seventh-place finisher Eastern Mennonite. Said Head Coach David Hodge, “Being a very young team, I thought we made great strides this season. The team and myself now know exactly what needs to be done in order for us to be competitive in the ODAC.” -www.hsc.edu/athletics-
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